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15th Annual International Meeting
OCTOBER 27-30, 2010
San Francisco, California
The 15th Annual International Meeting, presented by the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, will include world-class speakers providing cutting-edge research and clinical information on current issues in breastfeeding medicine today.
This year's meeting will feature the Fifth Annual Founders' Lecture by John Queenan, MD, world-renowned authority on perinatal medicine and management of high-risk pregnancies.
Read more about the meeting HERE.
The 2010 meeting brochure is available HERE.
Registration is now open. Click HERE to register online.
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WABA Announces Global Breastfeeding Partners Forum (GBPF) in October 2010
WABA is thrilled to announce that for the first time in their history, they are organising the Global Breastfeeding Partners Forum (GBPF) in conjunction with the 20th Anniversary of the Innocenti Declaration. The GBPF will be open to participation of the wider breastfeeding network to facilitate greater networking among participants and our Core Partner organisations – ABM, IBFAN, ILCA, LLLI and Wellstart International. The GBPF is planned over 3 days from 17-19, October, 2010 in Penang, Malaysia. The first day opens with a celebration and revisit of ‘Innocenti 20 years”, which will also review global achievements, progress and action around the Innocenti targets, as well as address the gaps and areas still needing attention. This is followed by a two-day technical meeting on the topic “Enabling Mothering: Keeping mothers and babies together”, focusing on the expanded BFHI and maternity protection and support for working women.
Click HERE for information regarding WABA's Global Breastfeeding Partners Forum in October 2010.
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United States Surgeon General Regina Benjamin, MD, MBA, speaks at the Second Annual Summit on Breastfeeding in Washington D.C.
The Second Annual Summit on Breastfeeding took place in Washington, D.C. on June 16-17 to identify targeted strategies for establishing a national breastfeeding agenda as part of our nation's Health Reform, building on the essential recommendations and positive outcomes of the First Annual Summit held last June.
The proceedings of the Summit will again be published as a special supplement to Breastfeeding Medicine in the fall.
James Douglas, Vermont governor and chair of the National Governors Association, speaks at the Second Annual Summit on Breastfeeding in Washington D.C.
View May's Summit Press Release
View June's Summit Press Release
Read a Blog Post About the Summit
View Congresswoman Delauro's statement for the Summit
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Official Journal of the
Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine
Breastfeeding Medicine
publishes original scientific papers, reviews, and case studies on a wide spectrum of topics in lactation medicine.